Golf-club carrier



MOORE GOLF CLUB CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED IAN. I6, I922- mama@ .Patented Nov. 28, 1922,

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2 SHEETS E. MOORE, JR.

GOLF CLUB CARRIER.P

PPLlcATmN FILED 1AN.16,1922. 1,437,349

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@Hoz ms ENooHMoonE, .InforiwILMING'rom DELAWARE. 1

y. GOLF-onus CARRIER-.1

- applicati@ med January 1s, ma serial N9. 529,172.

Be it knownthat I, ENooH MOORE, Jr., an citizen of the -United States, residing at Wilmington, in thecounty of New Castleand State of Delaware, have invented cer `tain new and useful "Improvements in Golf- Club Carriers; and I do declare the followi ing to be a full,c`lear, and exact descriptionA of theA invention, such as 'will enable others skilled in the art to whichfit appertains to make. and use the same.

This inventionV relates to a golf club carrier and onepobject of the invention is to provide a carrier so constructed'that 'it may be placed flat upon'the ground if so desired or rolled to provide a substantially tubular structure, the body forming strip having pockets upon one side which may be positioned internally or externally ofthe tubular vstructure when rolled so that the golf clubs may be Vpositioned withinthe tubular structure or externally thereof as desired.

Another object of the invention is to so. construct this carrier that the body forming strip may be formegl from a strip of flexible material such as khaki cloth, canvas or the like, and thev pockets in which. the clubs are to be carried formed from a strip of similar material which will be: placed' against one face of the body forming stripand secured thereto by stitching vwhich will serve to secure the pocket4forming strip tothe "body,

v strip and further serve to divide `the pocketforming strip into club-receiving--pockets which extend longitudinally of the body strip.

Another object of'the invention is vto so construct this carrier that the body-forming strip will extend beyondthe upper end of the pocket-forming strip and thus 'provide a flap portion which will be foldable to eX- ten'd overand form a cover or closure for lthe open :upper ends of the pockets.

Anotherobject of the invention is to so construct this carrier'that the side edge por- ,tions ofthe body forming strip may be re leasably connected in forming the tubular structure and to further .so construct the carrier that securing straps maybe passed about Athe tubular structure to securely hold it rolled with the Hap turned downwardly to cover the pockets which will be positioned internally when the encircling straps are in use.

l Anotherfobject ofthe invention is to so constructthis carrier thata shoulder strap ternally thereof. y

i may be secured againstone face of the body` strip and'doubled back and -connected wit a buckle upon the same face of the body-V forming strip,' or the strap can `berpassed through an. opening formedV in the bodyforming strip adjacent the upper lend yof the pocketforming strip and then doubled back and connected with a buckle thus permitting the same shoulder strap to be used with the carrier rolled to position the clubreceiving pockets internally or externally.

Another object of the invention is to provide a club carrier which is so constructed y that the portion carryingthe pocket-forming strip may be braced by strips which extend longitudinally of the structure and thus this portion of the carrier braced against crumpling.

Another object of the invention is to provide a golf club. carrier which will be light in weight, and very strong and durable, and very convenient for'use.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a view showing the carrier placed liat with the pocket side uppermost.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Fig. l showing' the oppositeside uppermost.

Figure 3 is a view showing the upper por# tion of the device positioned as shown in Fig. ll with the flap turned down to cover the upper end portions of the pockets.

' Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the y carrier rolled with the pockets positioned in- Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken along the line 5 5 of Fig. l.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken along the line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Figure 7 isa sectional view vtaken along y the line 7-7 of Fig. -l.

This golf club carrier will be formed prin' c'ipally from two strips of khaki cloth or any other suitable eXible material, one of. which will be termed the body strip and indicated in general by the numeral l and the second of which will be termed the pocketforrning strip and indicated in general by the numeral 2. This pocket-forming strip 2 is placed upon the body strip l and has its edge portion sewed to the body strip. The pocket-forming strip in the form shown will be'wider than the body-,forming strip before being put in place and between the side edges which are sewed to the body-forming strip, this pocket-forming strip `will be ioA gai sewed to 'the body-forming stripby; longitudinally ext'endinglines of stitching which serve to assist in holding'the. pocketfifo'rin'- v ingv strip upon the body strip and furtherA serves to divide this pocket-forming stripA into a plurality otpocketsjvvhichzarev indicated by the v-nurnerals "By having the pocket-forming strip relatively Wide and seWed to the body-strip with itis side'edge portions secured Within the Width .of 'the body strip -and `the'pocket-for1n1ng strip then secured at points throughout its Width.

by* lines of stitching which extend longitudinally or' the body-forming strip -and pocket-torniing.4 strip, the pockets?, will be relatively baggy and Will extend'out -roni the body strip so that the goli'clubs canfbe very'easily placed in these pockets. VFrom an inspection of Fig. 1, it will be readily vseen that the body strip 1 extends beyond the upper'end ot the pocket-forming strip and therefore provides a flap ormi'ngex` tension 1 which may be folded down asA shown in Fig. 3 to cover the.I upper ends of the pockets. A binding svhich vis prefera-- bly formed of. agrelatively tough material Asuch-as soft leather is 'provided for the edges of the'body strip at the sides and tops thereof and a binding strip 6 which is formed of thickerl leather is provided for the lower edges ot the body-forming strip and pocket- :torming strip so that the device may more readily rest upon` the ground and be protected-from quickly Wearing out. It is tur-` -rier but at the Ysainetirne have sufficient elasticity to prevent danger of the strips being readily broken. These. strips 7 are placed longitudinally upon the vbedy strip 1 upon the opposite face thereof from the pocketforrning strip 2and are held in place by strips of fabric tape 8 which are served to the bodyi'strip as shown in Fig. o and se.- cured at their ends by rivets 9. A cross strip 10 which is formed of leather extends across the body-forming strip and is secured thereto by rivets 11 which pass through this leatherV strip 10 and also pass through the upper ends of the reinforcing strips 7 Tabs 12 areprovided to strengthen the upper end portions of the pockets and prevent then from being torn loose, these tabs 12 being formed of ieather and secured by stitching and by means of rivets 13. ln order to provide for releasably holding the cover flap in the foldedor closedposition shown inv Fig.

and secured. i vintermediate the straps 22 and Q3 so that 4,-there has been provided eyes 14: and studs 15, the eyes 14 being carried by the iapsv and the studs 15 being secured to the pocketsl and adapted t'o be passed through the eyes and then turned tothe locking position. It isof course obvious 'that these eyes'and studs are only a conventional showing of fastener, and that fasteners 'of a niodiied construction couldvbe made use of if so deyof and provided with cover laps 17.

Fasteners 18 similar to the fasteners 15 are vprovided upon the pockets 16 and will be passed through eyeslQ carried by the flaps 17 and turned to secure the flaps in the closed position as shown in Fig. 6.y lVhen the golf balls and golf clubs are in place. the cover strip or Hap 1'- vvill be turned -doWn and fastened as shown in Fig. 3 and the carrier Will then be rolled with the pockets positioned internally and the side edge portions of the body strip can be connected by the fasteners 20 being passed through the eyes 21 and then turned to the locking position. The straps 2Q, and Q4 can then be passed around the rolled carrier and secured by uleans ofthe buckles shown. It should be noted that one of these buckles which is indicated by the numeral Q5 is provided With a lock structure so that when the strap is fastened.l it cannot be released untilthe lock has been released. It obvious that each ofthe straps may be provided with similar buckles if so desired. lt is also obvious that .it it is found preferable, the carrier may be rolled Without the side portions being connected by the fasteners f2() and eyes 21' with the side portion which carries the straps positioned externally and extending in overlapping relation vto the remainder ot' the roll andthe straps then' placed about the roll A lhand grip 26 is provided the carriercanbe very easily carried. lt is further desired to provide a shoulder strap so that the carrier may be suspended from the shoulder when being carried to the links and While in use. There has therefore been provided a shoulder strap Q7 which is secured to the side edge portion of the body-formingstrip and extends longitudinally over one of the reinforcing strips 7. A reinforcing pad which is formed of leather'is positioned beneath the strap 27 as shown in F ig. 7 and one of the rivets 13 serves to firmly secure this strap in place. Alined openings are formed in the' strip 1U, tab 28 and the portion of the strip 1 be- Vpocket-forming strip 1s secured, and the other ofwhich is secured upon the strip 8 upon' the opposite face of vthebody forming st-rip. It will thus be seen that the free end portion of 'the strap 27 can -be connected with either one-of these buckles according to the manner in which the carrier has been rolled.

When the golf sticks are t be used, the

lstraps 22, 23 and 2,4 will be released and the carrier can then be unrolled. The Hap 4 Will then be released and swung to an'open position and swung downwardly so vthat iti,

hangs free from the carrier at the upper end of the ypocket-forming strip. The car;` rier can then be .again rolledand the side edge portions connected by means' of the fasteners and eyesi21. If the carrier is rolled with the pockets positioned internally,

, the strap'27 will be'passed through the passage' 29 and will have its free end portion connected with vthe buckle 31 and if desired' the straps 22, 23 and 24 may be securedv about the rolled carrier but this is-not necessary and will only be done to prevent the straps 22, 23 and 24 from getting in the way. If the player desires to use a certain club, thus club can be easily removed from its pocket and after being used,can be very easily put "back in place. By rolling the carrier with the pockets externally instead of internally, the carrier will have the same cylindrical shape disclosed in Fig. 4 but when this is done, the pockets will be posi-v tioned externally of the cylindrical carrier and the' clubs will be exposed to OView where they can be very readily removed and very easily put back in the pockets. lVlien the carrier is rolled with the pockets positioned externally thereof, the strap 27 will not be passed throughv the passage 29 and will be connected withthe buckle 30 instead of with the buckle 3l. The straps 22, 23 and 24 will then be positioned within the carrier and of course will not be secured about the carrier. There has thus been provided a golf club carrier which is so constructed thatpit may be placed flat when the golf clubs are to' be put away4 yfor future use and then a cover flap folded downwardly to cover the open upper ends of club-receiving pockets and the carrier thenrol1ed into aV compact mass. It will be further-noted that there has been provided a golf vclub carrier so constructed that when in use it may be formed into a tubular structure having the club-receiving pockets positioned internally or externally thereof. It will be further noted that therel has beenprovided a golf-club-carrier which can be formed of khaki cloth, canvas or ,othersuitable material and will be light in weight and at the same time very strong and durable.

1. A club carrier-comprising a flexible body having its side portions provided with means for releasably connecting the edges to provide 'a tubular structure open at is upper and lower ends, and club-receiving pockets extending longitudinally of the'flexible body froma point adjacent its .lower end to a point in spaced relation toiits upper end body strip rollable to form a tubular structure and having its edge portions provided with means for'releasably connecting the said edges when rolled, a pocket-forming strip fitting against one face of the body strip and having'fastener means securing the pocket-forming strip-to the body strip and dividing the pocket-forming strip into longitudinally extending pockets, the body strip having a flap extension for covering the open upper ends of the pockets.

4. The structure of claim 2 and strengthening strips extending longitudinally of the body strip to hold the pocket carrying portion thereof against doubling longitudinally.

5. A club carrier comprising a flexible body having its side portions provided with means for releasably .connecting the edges to provide a hollow carrier open at its upper and lower ends, the flexible body being provided With an opening adjacent one edge,

means carried by the body for holding clubsplaced longitudinally thereof, a carrier strap secured to one fac-e of the body and provjectable through the opening, strap engaging ilo the strap when .not extended through the v opening.

6. A club carrier comprising a flexible body strip, and club-receiving pockets extending longitudinally of the strip' upon one face thereof and open at their upper ends, the body strip being rollable to provide a tubular structure open at its ends and having the pockets positioned internally thereof `and alsorollable to position the pockets externally thereof, and means adjacent the edges of said body strip for holding the body strip rolled.

7. A club carrier comprising a. iexible body rotatable to form a tubular-structure, pockets extending longitudinally of said body and open at their upper ends, a flap foldable to cover theope-n upper ends of said pockets, means for releasably securing the free end of said flap when folded, means for releasably securing the side edge portions of lsaid body when rolled, and means for securing the body tightly rolled, with the pockets and Hap positioned internally and preventing Withdrawal of the flap from .within the body.

8. The structure of claim Ghaving the body strip provided With a` flap extending beyond the open upper ends of the pockets and foldable to cover the open upper ends of the pockets, fastener means to releasably conneet the free end of the flap to the pockets, and fastener straps to be secured about the body strip when rolled with the pockets internally thereof and the cover fiap in an operative position.

9. A club carrier comprising a flexible body rollable to provide a compact mass, pockets upon one face of the body extending longitudinally thereof and open at their upper ends, the upper end portion of the body being provided with a flap extending beyond the open upper ends of the pockets and foldable upon itself to cover the upper ends of the pockets, releasable fastener means for the free end of the flap, and a strap carried by the body to be secured about the rolled body, the strap extending about the roll adjacent the fastener means for the flap and having a lockable securing element.

In'testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

ENOS/H MOORE, Jn. 

